The cinema confirmed the news on Twitter. It wrote: "Another @riocinema first! Still 5 days to Valentines Day but @idriselba went down on one knee and proposed to his girlfriend live on stage this morning before a preview of his film."

The couple have reportedly been dating since early 2017.

Elba, who was also born and raised in east London, previously married Hanne Norgaard and Sonya Hamlin.